Cry of the Owl

2009 CA Jamie Thraves
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A harmless peeping Tom has the tables turned when he's caught in the act, and then increasingly coveted by his former subject. Based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, the plot of this plot-heavy film makes almost no sense. Yet there's a certain glee in watching it unfold, every twist and turn leading further and further into zaniness; and there's a joy in the artificiality of the performances (Paddy Considine & Julia Stiles), the small perversions that you imagine lurk just beneath the surface. Ultimately, the film's flaws are unforgivable, but it was still funner to watch and subsequently fume-and-fuss over than loads of other, bad and sensible, movies.

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